Current Affairs April 2016 Quiz - 5

Which Indian sportsperson would be awarded with the Hridaynath Award which carries cash award of Rs 2 lakh and a memento as announced in April 2016?

A) Sachin Tendulkar

B) Virat Kohli

C) Viswanathan Anand

D) MS Dhoni

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Former __________ head coach Cesare Maldini has passed away in April 2016. As a coach, He helped his country's U-21 team winning the European Under-21 Championship a record three consecutive times.

A) Germany

B) Italy

C) France

D) England

43

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace was observed ___________ across the world.

A) 9-Apr

B) 6-April

C) 15-Apr

D) 4-Apr

44

The Reserve Bank of India has increased Reverse Repo rate by 50 bps to ________ during its first bi-monthly monetary policy review meeting for fiscal year 2016-17 in April 2016.

A) 5.75%

B) 5.5%

C) 5.25%

D) 6%

45

Prime Minister of Iceland ________________ resigned in April 2016 after his name appeared in the Panama Papers leak. The disclosure was made by law firm Mossack Fonseca, the world's fourth biggest offshore law firm which is based in Panama, in which lots of world leaders are named.

A) Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson

B) Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

C) Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson

D) Lars Lřkke Rasmussen

46

The Central Government has formed a committee headed by ____________ in April 2016 to bolster border protection and address the problem of vulnerability in border fencing along the Indo-Paki border.

A) Akhilesh Ranjan

B) Ashok Lahiri

C) Madhukar Gupta

D) Ashok Misra

47

Delhi government has passed a proposal to build a memorial for late President/Prime Minister ___________ at Dilli Haat, south Delhi which will include the notes, books, clothes and other personal items of the former president.

A) Rajiv Gandhi

B) APJ Abdul Kalam

C) Indira Gandhi

D) None of These

48

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has appointed ____________ to its global executive council in April 2016, first Indian to be inducted into the decision making body of the USD 80 billion electronics giant.

A) Sunil Nayyar

B) Manish Sharma

C) Mahesh Iyer

D) Kallol Roy

49

Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Iceland after former Prime Minister resigned following Panama paper scandal in April 2016?

A) Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson

B) Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

C) Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson

D) Lars Lřkke Rasmussen

50

Which female cricketer has also been named as Wisden Almanack's Leading Women's cricketer in the world in April 2016?